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Liz
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Post subject: April Monday Night Thread - The Alliteration Game  Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:09 pm |
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Welcome, Zone Divas, to April’s Monday Night Thread. 
Let’s play a game. 
It’s called the Alliteration* Game.
We’ve played it before—last April, in fact, with The Ginger Man. And we also played it during our discussions of Shantaram and Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas. And tonight DITHOT & I thought it would be fun to play it with What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.
NOTE: IT IS NOT A REQUIREMENT TO HAVE READ WHAT’S EATING GILBERT GRAPE TO PLAY THIS GAME.
GUIDELINES: Use at least 3 words beginning with the same consonant to describe the book, Peter Hedges, Gilbert, Arnie, Momma or any other characters in the book. YOU MAY ALSO DESCRIBE JOHNNY DEPP.
Examples of alliteration:
F&LILV: freaky, fearful and fun
The Ginger Man: Sebastian, a slithering, salacious swine swaggers soullessly
Shantaram: Karla...capricious, calculating, cold ,cruel and just plain cruddy
Johnny: Enthralled, enchanted and enraptured by entrancingly expressive eyes
Have fun with it, Noodlemantras!
*Alliteration: a poetic or literary effect achieved by using several words that begin with the same or similar consonants, as in “Whither wilt thou wander, wayfarer?”
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You can't judge a book by its cover.
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DeppInTheHeartOfTexas
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:17 pm |
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I think one of our alliteration threads once went 8 days or more! I can't wait to see what your talented Noodlemantras come up with for this one!
Alliterate Away Amigas! 
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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming -
Wow! What a ride!
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ThirdArm
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:23 pm |
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Arnie: Warm, waif-like, and winsome.
Gilbert: Long-suffering, lusty, and lonely.
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DeppInTheHeartOfTexas
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:35 pm |
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Gilbert: sensitive, sad, searching, shimmering...
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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming -
Wow! What a ride!
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Liz
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:24 pm |
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Betty: Unloved, unwanted, unhappy and unfaithful in her unfullfilling un-life.
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You can't judge a book by its cover.
The only thing that matters is the ending. It's the most important part of the story.
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Liz
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:28 pm |
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Tell me about it, T. It took me forever to just think of the uns in Betty's life.
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You can't judge a book by its cover.
The only thing that matters is the ending. It's the most important part of the story.
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Linda Lee
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:45 pm |
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Gilbert: bewitched, bothered and bewildered.
Ellen: fickle, flighty and frivolous.
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Serenity is not freedom from the storm but peace within the storm. ~ Unknown
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Liz
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:48 pm |
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Linda Lee wrote: Gilbert: bewitched, bothered and bewildered.
I LOVE IT! But now I can't get that song out of my head.  
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You can't judge a book by its cover.
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gemini
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:09 pm |
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Hi ladies,
I forgot the Monday night thread again. Lets see an
alliteration, how about?
Gilbert Grape is generous, good, gallant, and gorgeous.
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"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." Will Rogers
Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
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Betty Sue
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:11 pm |
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Momma: moody, monotonous mountain. (Sorry, Momma!  )
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Liz
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:28 pm |
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gemini wrote: Hi ladies,
I forgot the Monday night thread again. Lets see an
alliteration, how about?
Gilbert Grape is generous, good, gallant, and gorgeous.
Gorgeous. Oh yes! 
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You can't judge a book by its cover.
The only thing that matters is the ending. It's the most important part of the story.
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Betty Sue
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:29 pm |
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Mr. Lamson: grandly gracious grocer.
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"I never wanted to be remembered for being a star."
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That's a good way to describe Gilbert and Ellen! 
